SkillBridge Cybersecurity/IT Security Intern (Transitioning Military)

Location

US-VA-Arlington

ID

2025-2096

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a SkillBridge Cybersecurity Intern with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Conduct periodic system assessments to ensure compliance with system authorization.
• Review & maintain RMF certification & accreditation packages.
• Conduct security assessments & design, develop, & implement appropriate security controls.
• Assess the effectiveness of security controls & update existing security controls.
• Install, administer, & troubleshoot network security solutions.
• Configure & support security tools, such as firewalls & anti-virus software.
• Update software with the latest security patches & ensure the proper defenses are present.
• Perform vulnerability scans & enforce remediation actions.
• Perform security analyses of operational & developmental environments, threats, vulnerabilities, & internal interfaces.
• Plan, implement, upgrade, & monitor security measures.
• Employ log monitoring, network traffic analysis, & implementing IDS & IPS.
• Provide timely detection, identification, & alert of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, & misuse activities & distinguish these from benign activities.
• Operate Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) technology; collect & analyze log & event data; & detect, alert, & report on potential security threats or incidents.
• Respond to security incidents, including computer security breaches & viruses.
• Apply cyber threat intelligence to address malware threats, phishing campaigns, & APTs.
• Use cyber defense tools & collect data to analyze events & mitigate threats.
• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, & effects on system & information.

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